What Food I Bought in August...A Big Boring List Only for Other Nerd's Eyes

My good blogging buddy, Annie Jones, over at Real Life Living posts what she buys every month. The way she tells it, it shows people that she really does get a lot of food for the little amount she spends each month. You can eat well and still be frugal.

I think it's helpful to see it all written down in one place so you can gauge how you are doing with the food money each month.

So I thought this was a real good idea and decided to steal borrow her idea and post all the food I buy in a month to feed my family of 4-5.
Besides, I am a big fat NERD who likes doing this!

For August, we had 3-6 people at home--2-5 adults and a 15 yr. old teen boy. 

 I stockpile items when they are rock bottom price, so besides the obvious fresh produce & dairy, this list is not necessarily ALL we ate in August.  We may have items on the list we didn't buy to consume this month and we may have eaten many items already canned or in the freezer from past stocking-up.  But it shows you how far you can make your money go by buying on discount, bulk, sale and paring coupons and/or rebates with the deals.

Here's the food items, including pet foods, I bought in August for an out of pocket of $252.02 after rebates.

This list doesn't include the toiletries I bought at Rite-Aid since I didn't pay 'real money' for them. ;-)

MEAT, POULTRY AND PORK

Ground Beef   10 lb.

Pork Butt   6 lb.
Spare Ribs   7.63 lb.
Ground Pork   6 lb.
Pork Chops  1 lb.
Cube Steak  1.5 lb.
Breakfast Link Sausage  1 lb.

SEAFOOD
Tilapia  2 lb.

VEGETABLES AND FRUITS

Salad   2 bags

Watermelon 2
Celery   1
Green Beans   1.5 lb.

Peaches  7
Yellow Squash  4 lb.
Lettuce   1
Onions  3 lb.
Bananas   2 lb.
Carrots   2 lb.
Potatoes   5 lb.
Strawberries   2 cartons
Mushrooms   1 lb. can

DAIRY
Milk gallon   5
Plain Yogurt  1 lg. container
Feta Cheese  1 sm. container
Swiss Cheese   2 lg. blocks
Eggs   3 dz.

PASTA, GRAINS, BEANS

0

BREADS
Pita  1

Steak Rolls  2
Bread   1
Kaiser Rolls   2
Hot Dog Rolls  1

BAKING/COOKING STAPLES

Nutella  2
Pancake Mix  1

CONDIMENTS/SPICES/HERBS

Mayonnaise  2

SNACKS
Tortillas Chips  4

Potato Chips  3

Pita Chips   2

Oreo Cookies   1

Fish Crackers   2

CANDY
0

BEVERAGES
Powerade  15
Gatorade   32
100% Juice  4
Orange Juice  3

PREPARED
frozen corn   1
frozen broccoli  2
frozen mixed veg.  2
frozen pizza  8
frozen pot stickers   1
whack biscuits   3
pie crust   2
red pepper hummus  1
frozen fish  2 bags
bakery dept. crustinis  1 container

DOG FOOD
0

I bought a lot of meat again, like last month.  I still have half the ground pork(made into sausage), half the pork butt(made a pork ragu and half was leftover and put into the freezer), the cube steak, the breakfast links, the pork chops, half the ground beef(big bag of meatballs in freezer and crumbles in fridge for tacos tomorrow)as well as 1lb. of the fish left.

I have celery, carrots, onions and potatoes left of the produce, a block of swiss, half the yogurt & 6 eggs left of the dairy and 2 bags of steak rolls left of the bread products.

Since #2 son got home in early July I have not bought any more soda.  But he has almost consumed ALL the soda I had stockpiled!
At one point, there were 14 12-packs in the garage.  It's down to 1 pack and a couple of cans.
Hubs does not drink it.
I drink maybe 3 cans a month.
That means he drank roughly 75 cans per month....that's over 18 cans a week.
Egads!

He's going to be miserable fairly soon since I told him I am cutting back on buying soda.  He has no self control around it.  I try to ration him but he sneaks it.
As a result, I can't stockpile it anymore.

So what foods did you buy in August?

Sluggy

What Food I Bought in July...A Big Boring List Only for Other Nerd's Eyes

My good blogging buddy, Annie Jones, over at Real Life Living posts what she buys every month. The way she tells it, it shows people that she really does get a lot of food for the little amount she spends each month. You can eat well and still be frugal.

I think it's helpful to see it all written down in one place so you can gauge how you are doing with the food money each month.

So I thought this was a real good idea and decided to steal borrow her idea and post all the food I buy in a month to feed my family of 4-5.
Besides, I am a big fat NERD who likes doing this!

For July, we had 3 people at home--2 adults and a 15 yr. old teen boy. 

 I stockpile items when they are rock bottom price, so besides the obvious fresh produce & dairy, this list is not necessarily ALL we ate in July.  We may have items on the list we didn't buy to consume this month and we may have eaten many items already canned or in the freezer from past stocking-up.  But it shows you how far you can make your money go by buying on discount, bulk, sale and paring coupons and/or rebates with the deals.

Here's the food items, including pet foods, I bought in July for an out of pocket of $175.27 after rebates.

This list doesn't include the few toiletries I bought where I actually had to pay money for them(not bought at Rite-Aid).

MEAT, POULTRY AND PORK

Chicken    13 lbs.

Hot Dogs   3 packages

Turkey Lunchmeat   2 packages

Steak   10.5 lbs.

Ground Beef   5.75 lbs.

Pork Ribs  7.5 lbs.

Kielbasa   5 lbs.

Ham Steak   1

Scrapple   1

SEAFOOD
Fish 2 lbs.

VEGETABLES AND FRUITS

Salad   2 bags

Watermelon  3

Cucumber    2

Cantaloupe   1

Yellow Squash   4.50 lbs.

Broccoli   1 lb.

Lettuce   1 head

Corn   4 ears

Red Bell Pepper   2

Onions   2 lbs.

Tomatoes   1
Raisins box   1

DAIRY
Milk gallon  3/quart   1

Eggs dozen  2.5

Cheese  8

Sour Cream   2

Cream Cheese   2

PASTA, GRAINS, BEANS

0

BREADS

Bread loaves   13

Hot Dog Rolls   2

Donuts, Danish, Cake  12 boxes

Bagels 6-pack  1

Croissants   4

BAKING/COOKING STAPLES

Nutella   1

CONDIMENTS/SPICES/HERBS

Vinegar   1

SNACKS
Peanuts   2
Cookies  3
Doritos   2
Potato Chips   4

CANDY
Candy Bars   2
Gum   2
Sample Chocolate Boxes   8
Choc. covered Cherries   2

BEVERAGES
Soda-12 packs  11
Ginger-Ale 2 ltr.   1

Kool-Aid packets  50
Amp energy drinks  4
100% Juice   1
Green Tea single bottle   1
Iced Coffee single cans   2

PREPARED

Ice Cream   2  1.75 quarts

Frozen Fruit Bars   2 boxes

Croutons    4

Whack Biscuit Rolls   3

Sauerkraut   1
Flavor-Ice   2
Breakfast Cereal   2

DOG FOOD
0

I didn't realize until I saw this list that I had bought so much meat in July!  We could stand to up the fresh produce consumption though.  I know #2 son was home this month as the milk, bakery products and soda purchases were much higher.lol   I used a lot of +Up Rewards to buy junk food at Rite-Aid this month....chips, peanuts, gum, chocolate, soda drinks....
Bleh.

So what foods did you buy in July?

Sluggy

What Food I Bought in June...A Big Boring List Only for Other Nerd's Eyes

My good blogging buddy, Annie Jones, over at Real Life Living posts what she buys every month. The way she tells it, it shows people that she really does get a lot of food for the little amount she spends each month. You can eat well and still be frugal.

I think it's helpful to see it all written down in one place so you can gauge how you are doing with the food money each month.

HERE is her posted list for June for feeding a family of 3.

So I thought this was a real good idea and decided to steal borrow her idea and post all the food I buy in a month to feed my family of 4-5.
Besides, I am a big fat NERD! 

For June, we had all 5 home for 2 weeks and only 2 people home for the other half of the month.  We also threw a Graduation Party for 12 in June.

This list isn't necessarily what we "ate" in June since I stockpile, so we may have only eaten a few things(besides the obvious fresh produce).
But it shows you how far you can make your money go by buying on discount, bulk, sale and paring coupons and/or rebates with the deals.

Here's the food items, including pet foods, I bought in June for an out of pocket of $348.05 after rebates.
It doesn't include the 32+lb. of charcoal I bought that is included in this total spent.

MEAT, POULTRY AND PORK
Ground Beef  8.5 lbs.
Hot Dogs  5 packs
Ground Chicken  4 lbs.
Kielbasa  5 lbs.

SEAFOOD
Shrimp  1 lb.

VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
Cabbage(shredded)  2 bags
Corn  1 bag frozen
Bananas  2.42 lbs.
Salad Greens  6 bags
Watermelons  2
Mushrooms   2 bags frozen
Strawberries   5 cartons
Lettuce  1 head
Raisins  1 box
Red Potatoes  5 lbs.
Cantaloupes  2
Grapes   1.65 lbs.
Cherries   1.69 lbs.
Tomatoes   1.12 lbs.
Blueberries  1 carton
Carrots  2 lbs.
Cucumbers  2
Red Pepper  1
Yellow Pepper  1
Peaches  2/3 lb.

DAIRY
blocks of Cheese   9 blocks(8 oz.)
Greek Yogurt  8 containers
Milk  2.5 gals.

Whipped Cream  3 bottles
Ice Cream   14 cartons
Eggs  1 doz.
Egg Whites  1 carton
Sour Cream dip   3 containers

PASTA, GRAINS, BEANS
Fettuccine Noodles   1 box
Breakfast Cereal   2 boxes

BREADS
Hamburger Buns   5 packs
Hot Dog Rolls   4 packs
Bread   6 loaves
Multigrain Tortillas   5 packs
Tortillas   3 packs
Muffins 4-pack   2
Bagels  6-pack  1

BAKING/COOKING STAPLES
Olive Oil 1 large. bottle
Yeast   1 packet
Local Honey   3 lbs.
Sea Salt   1 lb.
Pink Himalayan Salt   1 lb.

CONDIMENTS/SPICES/HERBS
None

SNACKS
Fritos  4 bags
Popcorn   3 boxes
Froot by Foot fruit snacks   2 boxes

CANDY
Chocolate Candy bars   7


BEVERAGES
Lemonade 1 bottle
Soda-12 packs   1
100% Juice   7 bottles

PREPARED
Chicken Fillets   2 bags
Glazed Chicken Strips   2 bags
1/2 Sheet Cake
Helper type meals   5 boxes
Pasta Salad mix   4 boxes
Pizza frozen   3
Alfredo Sauce  2 jars
Graham Pie Crusts 2
Health Salad(deli)  1/4 lb.
Coffee Creamer  2 bottles

DOG FOOD
Pedigree dog kibble 4lb.  2 bags

Sluggy

What Food I Bought in May...A Big Boring List

My good blogging buddy Annie Jones over at Real Live Living  posts what she buys every month.  The way she tells it, it shows people that she really does get a lot of food for the little amount she spends each month.  You can eat well and still be frugal.
I think it's a good idea, especially to keep yourself accountable....accountable to what you are spending your food dollars on.
HERE  is her posted list for May.

So I thought this was a real good idea and decided to steal borrow her idea and post all the food I bought in May.

Before I show y'all the list, let me preface it with a couple of caveats so you don't think I regularly buy so much CRAP food. ;-)
Most of the candy was bought as "filler" items for Rite-Aid transactions....except the malted milk balls and the Dove chocies.  I am SO OWNING THAT! 8-)

The chips, whipped cream, cookies, burritos, pizza rolls and some of the ice cream and soda were bought in great numbers for the upcoming graduation party and to keep #2 son happy during the 1st part of the summer.  I don't usually buy some of that stuff and if I do buy it regularly I don't buy so much....unless it's free at Rite-Aid. ;-)

This list isn't necessarily what we "ate" in May since I stockpile, so we may have only eaten a few things(besides the obvious fresh produce).
But it shows you how far, buying on discount, bulk, sale and paring coupons and/or rebates with the deals you can make your money go.

Here's the food items, including pet foods, I bought in May for an out of pocket of $364.30.

MEAT, POULTRY AND EGGS

Boston Butt Pork Roast-4lbs.

Roast Beef Lunchmeat-1lb.

Turkey Breast Lunchmeat-2 lb.

Chicken Breast(split)-4.5 lb.

Bacon-1 lb.-6 packages

Hamburger Patties-2lb-3 boxes

SEAFOOD

Chopped Clams-1 can

VEGETABLES AND FRUITS

Blackberries-1.5 lb.

Yellow Squash-2.5 lb.

Apple Butter-1 jar

Watermelon-1

Bananas-1 lb.

Lettuce-2 heads

Creamed Spinach(frozen)-4 boxes

Brussell Sprouts(frozen)-4 boxes

Celery-1 bunch

Corn-10 ears

Tomatoes-2 lb.

Salad Mix-5 bags

DAIRY 

Ricotta Cheese-2lb.

2% Milk-2 gallon

2% Milk-1/2 gallon-2

Skim Milk-1/2 gallon-2

Cooper Sharp Cheese-5 lb.

Whipped Cream-3 cans

Ice Cream-7 containers

Eggs-3 dozen

Sour Cream-16 oz.-2

1lb. Butter-2

Margarine-3

PASTA, GRAINS, BEANS

Baked Beans-2 cans

Ravioli(frozen)-2 bags

BREADS

Pretzel Rolls-4

Pie Crust-2

Hot Dog Rolls-3

BAKING/COOKING STAPLES

Spray Oil-2 cans

CONDIMENTS/SPICES/HERBS

Ketchup-2 bottles

Mustard-1 bottle

SNACKS

Doritos-4 bags

Tostitos-3 bag

Potato Chips-11 bags

Cookies-4 bags

CANDY

Robin’s Eggs malted milk balls-1

Choc. covered Cherry-single pce.-2

Dove Chocolates-4 bags

Peeps-3 single boxes

Reese’s PB Egg-single-1

BEVERAGES

Apple Juice-7 bottles

100% Grape Juice-2 bottles

100% Juice Blend-2 bottles

Energy Drinks-8 cans

Instant Coffee-4 container

Juice Boxes-2 packs 

Iced Tea/Soda-single bottle-3

2 ltr. Soda-2 bottles
Soda-12 packs-8

PREPARED

Blue Cheese Dressing-1 gal.

Spaghetti Sauce-17 cans/jars

Tomato Paste-1 can

Canned Ravioli/Beefaroni-39 cans

Cinnamon Roll Whack Biscuits-3 tubes

Pizza(frozen)-2

Bagel Bites(frozen)-2 boxes

Hash Brown(dehydrated)-4

Pizza Rolls(frozen)-2 large bags

Suddenly Salad-4 boxes

Burritos(frozen)-7 bags

Nesquik Chocolate Powder-16

Nesquik Chocolate Syrup-8

Coffee-mate Powder-1 container

DOG FOOD

Alpo-14 cans

Mighty Dog-56 cans

Busy Bone(dog treat)-1

Dog Chow Kibble-17 lb-7 bags